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Rolfs Country HousevsBallymaloe House
Both hotels are rated very highly by professionals. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel scores significantly better than Rolfs Country House. Ballymaloe House Hotel comes in at #2 in Cork with recommendations from 5 reviewers including Frommer's, Afar Magazine and Fodor's.
Rolfs Country House
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Baltimore Hill, Baltimore
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Family Friendly
Fodor's "A stone-built farmhouse with a semi-wild subtropical garden and great coastal views, this establishment is now run by the second generation of Rolf Haffner's family, led by chef Johannes."
Frommer's "A long-established family-run guesthouse overlooking the harbor and the Mizen peninsula, Rolf's is an appealing complex of cut-stone buildings." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Upmarket Rolf's, in a much-restored old farmhouse in restful gardens on the outskirts of town, does the lot." Full review
Ballymaloe House Fodor's
Condé Nast Traveler
Hideaway Report Frommer's
The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Shanagarry
From $333/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "The fountainhead of New Irish cuisine... a bigger dose of country charm can be found in some guest rooms cocooned in floral wallpapers." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Spread across a 400-acre estate in rural eastern Cork, this seventeenth-century stone mansion earns a perfect score for "service that has to be experienced to be believed."" Full review
Hideaway Report91.0
"Gastronomic hotel in a charming country house with a vine-clad façade east of Cork near a lovely part of the coast." Full review
Frommer's "Combining a Georgian farmhouse facade with the tower of a 14th-century castle, this ivy-covered enclave of hospitality... is on a working farm, complete with grazing sheep and cows." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Ballymaloe has been run as a hotel and restaurant by Myrtle Allen and her family since 1964, in conjunction with the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School founded by her daughter-in-law, Darina Allen." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The rooms have been individually decorated with period furnishings and are a pleasing mass of different shapes and sizes." Full review
